Campaigns: CSR success from staff pride

Staff involvement makes the difference in corporate social responsibility (CSR); it evokes pride and excitement, critical to the success and credibility of community work.

Nationwide rolls out online tool to boost staff engagement with energy efficiency

Nationwide is poised to launch a tool to help engage its 15,000 employees with energy efficiency.

HR strategy: fast-forward to 2022

It’s 2022. As the HR director of a large corporate you are writing your HR strategy for the next year and you begin by reflecting on the last 10-15 years of change.

Training waste – it needn’t be so

Every year, organisations waste £500 billion on training that has no impact on the way that people work. Putting aside the notion that training has many purposes, only one of which is to improve...

Surrey County Council asks contractors to include apprenticeships in bids for deals

Surrey County Council has encouraged contractors chasing local authority deals, to include apprenticeships in their bids.

Danny Boyle shows he's master of organisational development

“The isle is full of noises, sounds and sweet airs that give delight and harm not” are the words of Caliban, spoken by Isambard Kingdom Brunel aka Kenneth Branagh whose vigorous voice gave life to...

Financial sector staff under increased pressure to commit wrongdoing at work to succeed, says Labaton Sucharow

More than a quarter of financial services staff have witnessed misconduct and wrongdoing at work, according to securities litigation law firm Labaton Sucharow.

Employers join scheme to help pupils from state schools develop career paths

A initiative, which aims to give pupils at state schools the same opportunities as those at independent schools to meet employers and get career insights into the range of jobs and careers and find...

HR Excellence Awards 2012 – Best Use of CSR in HR: AmicusHorizon

As a housing association, AmicusHorizon’s vision is to change people’s lives through the work it does by helping society’s disadvantaged and vulnerable people find homes in challenging circumstances....

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Work Foundation: Government response to youth unemployment is 'insufficient and fragmented'

Ahead of this month’s employment figures, a report published this morning by The Work Foundation warns the Government’s response to the youth unemployment crisis is “insufficient and fragmented, with...

Deloitte pioneers business simulation to help HR directors accelerate CSR and sustainability initiatives

Deloitte is pioneering a business simulation that aims to help HRDs accelerate the implementation of corporate responsibility and sustainability. The game enables companies to experiment with a...

Think-tank launches app to link CSR to L&D

Kite Foundation, a not-for-profit think-tank, this morning launched an app initiative that unites corporate social responsibility (CSR) and charitable giving with learning and development (L&D),...